Investors have been bullish on mining stocks, led by gold and silver's surges. However, appetite has cooled over the past six months, according to a Citi note that shows 'Buy' ratings have dipped. The ...

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey On Wednesday, the ...

President Donald Trump’s desire to claim Greenland for the U.S. has thrust the island’s wealth of natural resources firmly into the spotlight. But while geopolitical chatter can make it sound as ...

A $20 million agency project will aid companies prospecting the sea for critical minerals. By Eric Niiler and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is shifting from ...

SINGAPORE – It was a fish out of water, or rather, a turtle in the soup. Children collecting trash at the beach were thrilled to discover a turtle on the shores of Changi Beach on Jan 22. But instead ...

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House ...

The Trump administration is finalizing new rules that would effectively cut the permitting process for deep-sea mining in half, even in areas outside of US jurisdiction. On Wednesday, the National ...

For those who believe in the conspiracy theory that the NFL is "scripted"—i.e., that league execs decide which teams will see success before the season even starts—Monday was a big day on the internet ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to encourage U.S. exploration of the deep sea by accelerating permitting for companies hunting for ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As South Texas braces for another night of brutal cold, the impact is already being felt along the coast and in the water. At Padre Island National Seashore, plunging water ...

About 70 cold-stunned green sea turtles have been rescued and transported to the Texas State Aquarium's Wildlife Rescue Center as of Jan. 26. When temperatures dipped over the weekend, green sea ...

China’s biggest mining company Zijin Mining Group is acquiring Canadian miner Allied Gold in an all-cash deal valued at about C$5.5 billion (US$4 billion), the first major cross-border transaction ...